Team USA luger and Lanesborough native Chris Mazdzer won his first individual medal in mens singles this past weekend, taking home the gold medal at the Viessmann World Cup held at Lake Placid, N.Y. on December 4.

Mazdzer was the first of two medalling men, with Tucker West taking home the silver medal.

"This feels awesome to do it on your home track," Mazdzer told Sandy Caligiore. "The track sped up for the race runs. All the training we had here at the beginning of the year, the thousands of runs we've taken. It finally paid off by having that experience and making it down both runs."

Mazdzer's had runs of 51.4 and 51.408 seconds, totaling 1:42.808 seconds. West's silver medal time total was 1:42.841.

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On the women's side on December 5, Team USA swept the podium in the individual races, with Erin Hamlin leading the way. The women's team also won gold in the relay.

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Aside from Mazdzer, who spent part of his childhood in Lanesborough after being born in Pittsfield, Western Mass. is also the home of Dana Kellogg, of Chesterfield. Kellogg is a member of the junior national "C" team and is a sophomore at Smith Vocational.

Kellogg will compete in Calgary this coming weekend before returning home for a month. He will compete in Park City, Utah in January.